freeCodeCamp Challenge Guide: Change the Prototype to a New Object

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Change the Prototype to a New Object

Problem Explanation

Instead of adding each prototype property one by one with object.prototype.property. We can do this much easier by setting the prototype to a new object. That way all of the prototype properties are added at once.

Hints

Hint 1

Dog.prototype = {
  property: value,
  functionName: function() {}
};

Now try to solve the challenge!

Solutions

Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide) 
function Dog(name) {
  this.name = name;
}
Dog.prototype = {
  // Add your code below this line
  numLegs: 2,
  eat: function() {
    console.log("nom nom nom");
  },
  describe: function() {
    console.log("My name is " + this.name);
  }
};

Code Explanation

  • We assign the prototype variable to a new object.
  • Then we declare the numLegs property and give it a value of 2.
  • Next we create the two functions “eat” and “describe”.
  • Now remember functions in objects are methods with the same syntax as properties.
  • You have the name followed by a value. That value is the function and the name is the name of your function.
Solution 2 (Click to Show/Hide) 
function Dog(name) {
  this.name = name;
}

Dog.prototype = {
  // Add your code below this line
  numLegs: 2,
  eat() {
    console.log("nom nom nom");
  },
  describe() {
    console.log("My name is " + this.name);
  }
};

Code Explanation

The only thing different between this solution and the last solution is we shortened the syntax on the functions “eat” and “describe”.
We did this by removing the “:” and the word “function”.

With ES6 we are allowed to do this.

You can read about it here: Reference

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